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#1 Re: Introductions » Simple Math Trick that will stun your friends » 2019-03-12 21:10:08
Great news!
The information has been added to my main page within a blog and thereafter within the Other Techniques category. Proper credit has been provided along with a link.
Please advise if edits are required. I will visit here often for changes or other techniques as they become available. Also, because Math is Fun! 
Thank you for your addition to my site. The content is a nice addition!
#2 Re: Introductions » Simple Math Trick that will stun your friends » 2019-03-12 19:32:23
Wow, I'm never seen anyone else capable of doing this in their head unaided nor have I've seen this technique before.
How long does it typically take you to recite a day of week unaided?
On average. it typically takes me less than two seconds. Also, now that I'm older my response time has slowed some and I stick to dates after 2000. Actualy, one of the primary reasons that I continue to do this is to exercise my slowing thought processes.
Oh, I told my wife that there are two of us and she passed along a nice compliment to both of us. I've decided not to share due to the risk of getting banned. Lol
Thanks for sharing! I will review in more detail later and give it a whirl.
Do you mind, if I post your technique on my website providing source credit?
#3 Introductions » Simple Math Trick that will stun your friends » 2019-03-12 08:57:57
- WhatsThatDay
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Hello Everyone,
My first post here!!!!
I've always been fascinated by Math and my wife thinks I'm sort of a nut.
I'm able to recite the 'Day of Week' for any date within seconds. It's true that only around one in a million people can do this but it's actually just a simple math trick / calculation.
Month (value) + Day (value) + Year (value) = Day of Week
My wife tells me that the reason only one in a million can do this is that 'Only one in a million people would want too'. LOL Actually, at 59 years old, I can only go back 10 years or so (two seconds) but I use to be able to go back into the 1800's.
As mentioned, this is easy to learn so here is a Level One Introduction for anyone wanting to learn.
For example:
May 6, 2017 was on a Saturday
The value of May is always a 0
The value of 2017 is always a 0
May (0) + 6 + 2017 (0) = 6
Saturday is the 6th day of the week.
So, what day of the week does Aug 3rd, 2017 fall on KNOWING Aug is always = 1.
If you got it right, you are one in a million and considered a Genius or a nut depending on if you ask for my wife's opinion. However, validate the effort below first.
Aug (1) + 3 (3) + 2017 (0) = 4 or the forth day of the week which is on a Thursday.
I love math and Math is Fun! .. so I developed an application to teach others how to learn this trick which I released yesterday. It's 100% free and 100% Ad free.
What's that Day?
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